Tag: end effectors
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Infineon teams up with DH-Robotics to design next-generation end-effectors
Robotic arms bring significant improvements in efficiency and safety to industrial production lines. However, the reliance on traditional pneumatic grippers hinders the realization of a more sustainable and intelligent manufacturing future, requiring innovative solutions. To address this challenge and pave the way for a smarter and greener manufacturing future, DH-Robotics, in collaboration with Infineon Technologies,…
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ASTM forms new robotics group to develop standards for grasping and manipulation technologies
ASTM International’s committee on robotics, automation, and autonomous systems (F45) has formed a new subcommittee on grasping and manipulation. This new subcommittee (F45.05) of ASTM (formerly known as American Society for Testing and Materials) will develop standards that evaluate performance in several major areas of robotic manipulation. The first three task groups of the committee…
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ATI launches end effector kits for Fanuc collaborative robots
ATI Industrial Automation has developed CRX-Ready End-Effector Kits, providing Fanuc CRX cobot users a simple and effective way to increase the flexibility of collaborative robotic automation. (See video below.) These all-in-one packages include robust options for automatic tool changing, force sensing, and material removal, and enable tasks such as assembly, machine tending, part inspection, surface…
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Universal Robots certifies ATI’s automated tool changer QC-11
ATI Industrial Automation’s QC-11 Automatic Tool Changer is a vital component of many robotic applications and is now certified to work with collaborative robots from Universal Robots. The QC-11 enables automatic exchange of robotic end-effectors without any manual intervention. With an ATI Automatic Tool Changer, a robot can use multiple end-effectors in a single process.…
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Universal Robots certifies ATI’s new automated tool changer
ATI Industrial Automation’s QC-11 Automatic Tool Changer, a component of many robotic applications, is now certified to work seamlessly with collaborative robots from Universal Robots. It joins more than 150 products in the UR+ portfolio featuring plug-and-play solutions for UR cobots. The QC-11 enables automatic exchange of robotic end-effectors without any manual intervention.
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Robotiq raises $30 million in funding from Battery Ventures
Robotiq, a provider of end effectors and software for the collaborative robotics market, has raised $31 million (Canadian) in funding from global investment firm Battery Ventures. It is the company’s first round of institutional financing. As part of the transaction, Battery General partner Jesse Feldman, who specializes in industrial-technology investments, will join Robotiq’s board. Robotiq…
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Robotiq introduces improvements to ‘world’s best-selling’ grippers for collaborative robots
Robot peripherals manufacturer Robotiq says it has improved its 2F-85 and 2F-140 Adaptive Grippers for collaborative robots. The company claims the grippers are “the world’s best-selling grippers for collaborative robots”. The improvements are designed to increase robustness, safety, and customizability.
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Former Universal Robots CEO launches ambitious plan for end-effectors sector
Enrico Krog Iversen, former CEO of collaborative robot maker Universal Robots, is partnering with the Danish Growth Fund to address what he sees as “the next challenge in automation” with the merger of three innovative end-of-arm tooling companies to facilitate the ongoing growth of collaborative robotics, an industry expected to reach $8.5 billion by 2025.…